Humidifying apparatus



Nov. 28, 1939. G. L BRIGGS 2,181,650

' HUMIDIFYING APPARATUS Filed Feb. 26, 1938 INVENTOR ATTO R N EY-S Patented Nov. 28, 1939 ,c I

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,181,650 HUMIDIFYING APPARATUS Guy L. Briggs, St. Marys, Ohio Application February 26, 1938, Serial No. `192,874 5 Claims. (Cl. 299-86) My invention relates to humidifying appathe tank from the compressor 6. A water supratus and more particularly to a type for mainply line 20 is connected to the lower section of taining or raising the humidity of the atmosthe receptacle I9 adjacent the bottom thereof pheric air in a room or the like. and supplies water within the receptacle. A float 5 One of the principal objects of my invention is valve 2| is connected to the outlet DOTt 0f the to provide a humidifying apparatus wherein compipe 20 Within the p YeCeDteCie and COYitIOiS the pressed air is mixed with water and discharged discharge f Water thereinwithinaroom or the like. The bottom of the tank is open and the Another object of my invention is to provide outer periphery fashioned with a circumferenan apparatus of the class described whereby both tially extending hnge 22 Connected t0 a hase 10 the air and water are heated previous to being 23 having e t0n We1124 and Whieh SelVeS t0 @105e mixed and discharged within a room. the bottom of the tank. A gasket 25 is inter- A fui-ther object of my invention is to provide posed between the flange 22 and wp Wall 24 for means whereby a. desired mixture of air and effectively sealing the bottom of the tank against water may be maintained during the operation leakage. Said tank is secured to said base by 15 of the apparatus. means of bolts 26. Mounted on the top wall 24 A still further Object 0f my invention is to of the base 23 is a detachable electric heating provide an apparatus of the class described which element 27 eXtenCiing upwardly Within the iOWel is simple in construction, durable in use, emsection of the tank, said heating element being cient in operation and economical in manu- @Onneeteli t0 aeilitahie SOiiiCe 0f eieetiieefi energy 20 facture. by means of wiring 28 as clearly illustrated in Other objects and advantages will be apparent the drawing from the following description, appended claims In OpeTetiOn, eil iS COInDi'eSSed Within the and annexed drawing. tank by means of the compressor 6 and dis- In practicing my invention I provide an air Charged thereieni thiOilgh the pipes li, i4 and 25 tank 5, the same being shown in vertical section nOZZie i5, the gauge i3 indieating the ameunt in the annexed drawing, having mounted on the of pressure of the air. As the air is discharged outside thereof an air compressor 6 operated by Out Of the nOZZie i5 it DaSSeS OVel the lllJDeI end an electric motor l through a belt connection 0f the Siphon tllhe i1 thereby Sinhening the Water .eo said motor is likewise mounted on the outfrom the receptacle I9 upwardly through the 30 side of the tank 5. A pipe line 9 connects the Water heating COi i3 OI" IniXtllle With the diS- compressor G to the tank whereby air under Chaiged ein During thiS ODeIatiOn, the heating pressure is introduced into the tank. The tank element serves to heat both the air within the 5 is fashioned with a dome shaped top I0 pretank and the water within the heating coil I8,

vided with an outlet pipe II to which is secured thllS effeeting e IniXtllle 0f heated ail and Water 35 a T connection I2. @ne of the outlets of said at the .discharge point of the nozzle I5 in a T connection has secured thereto a pressure manner that the heated air picks up the water gauge I3 for indicating the air pressure within and transforms the mixture into a Very line the tank, and the other outlet has secured there- VeDOl and atOIniZeS the Seine into e roem 01 the i0 to one end of a discharge pipe I4, the opposite 4like for maintaining or raising the humidity of 40 end of said discharge pipe having secured therethe atmospheric air therein. By means of the to a discharge nozzle i5. Secured to the disfloat valve 2l, the amount of water discharged charge pipe MI adjacent the nozzle I5 is a bracket into the receptacle frein the feed line 20 iS reell- I having the lower end connected to and suplated, thus in turn regulating the amount of ,L5 porting the upper end of asiphon tube I'I. Said heated water mixed with the heated air dis- 45 upper end of said siphon tube is positioned adjacharged through the nozzle I5. cent the discharge port of the nozzle I5 and in From the foregoing it will be apparent that the path of air discharged therethrough. The I have provided a simple and effective apparatus lower end of the tube I'I is connected to the upfor discharging moist air into a room or the like per end of a heating coil I8 disposed within the for maintaining or raising the humidity of the at- 50 upper section of the tank 5. The lower end of mospheric air therein. the heating coil extends without the tank and What I claim is: is positioned within the lower section and adja- 1. An apparatus of the class described, comcent the bottom of a water receptacle i9. Said prising, an air tank, an air compressor secured receptacle is mounted on the opposite side of on the outer side of said tank for supplying air 55 therein under pressure, a water receptacle mounted outside of said tank, a nozzle supported without said tank and in communication with the interior of said tank whereby air from said tank is discharged therethrough, a water heating coil .within said tank having one end terminating adjacent the discharge end of said nozzle and the opposite end extending Within said receptacle, and a heating element within said tank for heating the a-ir therein and the water within said coil whereby to effect a mixture of heated Water with the air discharged from said nozzle.

2. An apparatus of the class described, comprising, an air tank, an air compresser secured on the outside of said tankk for supplying air therein under pressure, a water receptacle without said tank, a nozzle without said tank and in communication with the interior of said tank, a water heating coil within said tank having an end extending within said receptacle, a siphon tube connected to said coil and having an end disposed adjacent the outlet port of said nozzle, a heating element extending within said tank for heating the air therein and water within said coil whereby to effect a mixture of heated water with air discharged from said nozzle, a water supply for said receptacle, and a valve for controlling said water supply.

3. An apparatus of the class described, comprising, an air tank, an air compressor secured on the outer side of said tank for supplying air therein under pressure, a water receptacle mounted outside of said tank, a nozzle supported without said tank and in communication with the interior of said tank whereby air from said tank is discharged therethrough, a water heating coil within said tank having one end terminating adjacent the discharge end of said nozzle and the opposite end extending within said receptacle, a heating element Within said tank for heating the air therein and the water within said coil whereby to eiTect a mixture of heated water with the air discharged from said nozzle, and a motor mounted on said tank for operating said compresser.

4. An apparatus of the class described, comprising, an air tank, an air compressor secured on the outside of said tank for supplying air therein under pressure, a water receptacle Without said tank, a nozzle without said tank and in communication with the interior of said tank, a water heating coil within said tank having an end extending within said receptacle, a Siphon tube connected to said coil and having an end disposed adjacent the outlet port of said nozzle, a heating element extending within said tank for heating the air therein and water within said coil whereby to effect a mixture of heated water with air discharged from said nozzle, a water supply for said receptacle, a valve for controlling said water supply, and a motor mounted on said tank for operating said compresser.

5. An apparatus of the class described, comprising, an air tank, an air Source communicating with said tank for supplying air therein under pressure, a water source connected to said tank, a nozzle supported without said tank and in communication with said tank whereby air from the latter is discharged therethrough, a water heating coil within said tank and having one end terminating adjacent the discharge end of said nozzle and the opposite end communicating with said water source, and a heating element within said tank for heating the air therein and the water within said coil whereby to eect a mixture of heated water with the air discharged from said nozzle.

GUY L. BRIGGS. 

